Management Device Dynamic Configuration Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems waste time generating identical system configurations that do not change before and after a configuration change, as they do not efficiently manage dynamic changes in virtual computer configurations.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system comprising electronic devices with processing units that change configurations based on control information, and a management device that collects current configurations, stores definition information, and generates control information to transmit to these devices, thereby minimizing the generation of unchanged configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If configuration definition information is loaded and system configuration is generated dynamically based on reservation time, then the system can adapt to changing requirements, but identical configurations that do not change are generated wastefully
Solution Approach 1:
The management device stores both present configuration information (first configuration definition information) and future configuration information (second configuration definition information) in advance. Before generating a new system configuration, the management device compares the upcoming configuration with the stored present configuration to detect differences. This preliminary comparison action prevents the wasteful generation of identical configurations by identifying when no actual change is needed before the configuration generation process begins.
2Reliability
If configuration changes are generated for all electronic devices, then complete system updates are achieved, but unnecessary processing occurs when configurations remain unchanged
Solution Approach 1:
The management device extracts only the difference information between the present configuration definition information and the upcoming configuration definition information. Instead of processing and transmitting complete configuration sets to all electronic devices, the system extracts and transmits only the changed portions. This extraction approach maintains complete system configuration updates (reliability) while eliminating unnecessary processing of unchanged configurations (productivity).
Solution Approach 2:
The management device performs a preliminary comparison between present and upcoming configuration definition information to identify differences before generating control information. This preliminary detection action ensures that only configurations that actually change are processed and transmitted to electronic devices, maintaining complete system updates while improving processing efficiency by avoiding redundant operations on unchanged configurations.
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AI summary
An information processing system comprising a plurality of electronic devices each including a processing unit that changes a configuration of a device, in which the processing unit itself is included, and a management device that manages the plurality of electronic devices, wherein the management device includes a collecting unit that collects present configuration information of the information processing system, a storage unit that stores first configuration definition information indicating a present configuration of the information processing system on the basis of the configuration information collected by the collecting unit and second configuration definition information indicating an input-configuration after the change of the information processing system, and a control unit that generates control information on the basis of difference information between the first configuration definition information and the second configuration definition information and transmits the generated control information to the processing unit included in each of the plurality of electronic devices.